diff --git a/bits/05_buf.js b/bits/05_buf.js
index 463e0ab1e..68cee8761 100644
--- a/bits/05_buf.js
+++ b/bits/05_buf.js
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ var Buffer_from = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
 	}
 	return function() {};
 })();
+var buf_utf16le = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
+	if(typeof Buffer === 'undefined') return false;
+	var x = Buffer_from([65,0]);
+	if(!x) return false;
+	var o = x.toString("utf16le");
+	return o.length == 1;
+})();
 
 
 function new_raw_buf(len/*:number*/) {
diff --git a/bits/20_jsutils.js b/bits/20_jsutils.js
index 76b68d09a..8c58bc834 100644
--- a/bits/20_jsutils.js
+++ b/bits/20_jsutils.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ function parseDate(str/*:string|Date*/, fixdate/*:?number*/)/*:Date*/ {
 
 function cc2str(arr/*:Array<number>*/, debomit)/*:string*/ {
 	if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(arr)) {
-		if(debomit) {
+		if(debomit && buf_utf16le) {
+			// TODO: temporary patch
 			if(arr[0] == 0xFF && arr[1] == 0xFE) return utf8write(arr.slice(2).toString("utf16le"));
 			if(arr[1] == 0xFE && arr[2] == 0xFF) return utf8write(utf16beread(arr.slice(2).toString("binary")));
 		}
diff --git a/bits/23_binutils.js b/bits/23_binutils.js
index f81b16105..330719152 100644
--- a/bits/23_binutils.js
+++ b/bits/23_binutils.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var ___toBuffer = function(bufs/*:Array<Array<RawBytes> >*/)/*:RawBytes*/ { var
 var __toBuffer = has_buf ? function(bufs) { return (bufs[0].length > 0 && Buffer.isBuffer(bufs[0][0])) ? Buffer.concat(bufs[0].map(function(x) { return Buffer.isBuffer(x) ? x : Buffer_from(x); })) : ___toBuffer(bufs);} : ___toBuffer;
 
 var ___utf16le = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<e; i+=2) ss.push(String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(b,i))); return ss.join("").replace(chr0,''); };
-var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
+var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
 
 var ___hexlify = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<s+l; ++i) ss.push(("0" + b[i].toString(16)).slice(-2)); return ss.join(""); };
 var __hexlify = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { return Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: && b instanceof Buffer*/ ? b.toString('hex',s,s+l) : ___hexlify(b,s,l); } : ___hexlify;
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ var is_buf = function is_buf_a(a) { return Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Arra
 if(has_buf/*:: && typeof Buffer !== 'undefined'*/) {
 	__lpstr = function lpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
 	__cpstr = function cpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___cpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
-	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
-	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
+	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
+	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__8lpp4 = function lpp4_8b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___8lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__double = function double_(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*::&& b instanceof Buffer*/) return b.readDoubleLE(i); return ___double(b,i); };
 	is_buf = function is_buf_b(a) { return Buffer.isBuffer(a) || Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Array !== "undefined" && a instanceof Uint8Array); };
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function ReadShift(size/*:number*/, t/*:?string*/)/*:number|string*/ {
 	switch(t) {
 		case 'dbcs':
 			loc = this.l;
-			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
+			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)  && buf_utf16le) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
 			else for(i = 0; i < size; ++i) { o+=String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(this, loc)); loc+=2; }
 			size *= 2;
 			break;
diff --git a/xlsx.flow.js b/xlsx.flow.js
index d8f8ebc5c..f39ddb5c0 100644
--- a/xlsx.flow.js
+++ b/xlsx.flow.js
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ var Buffer_from = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
 	}
 	return function() {};
 })();
+var buf_utf16le = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
+	if(typeof Buffer === 'undefined') return false;
+	var x = Buffer_from([65,0]);
+	if(!x) return false;
+	var o = x.toString("utf16le");
+	return o.length == 1;
+})();
 
 
 function new_raw_buf(len/*:number*/) {
@@ -3384,7 +3391,8 @@ function parseDate(str/*:string|Date*/, fixdate/*:?number*/)/*:Date*/ {
 
 function cc2str(arr/*:Array<number>*/, debomit)/*:string*/ {
 	if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(arr)) {
-		if(debomit) {
+		if(debomit && buf_utf16le) {
+			// TODO: temporary patch
 			if(arr[0] == 0xFF && arr[1] == 0xFE) return utf8write(arr.slice(2).toString("utf16le"));
 			if(arr[1] == 0xFE && arr[2] == 0xFF) return utf8write(utf16beread(arr.slice(2).toString("binary")));
 		}
@@ -3899,7 +3907,7 @@ var ___toBuffer = function(bufs/*:Array<Array<RawBytes> >*/)/*:RawBytes*/ { var
 var __toBuffer = has_buf ? function(bufs) { return (bufs[0].length > 0 && Buffer.isBuffer(bufs[0][0])) ? Buffer.concat(bufs[0].map(function(x) { return Buffer.isBuffer(x) ? x : Buffer_from(x); })) : ___toBuffer(bufs);} : ___toBuffer;
 
 var ___utf16le = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<e; i+=2) ss.push(String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(b,i))); return ss.join("").replace(chr0,''); };
-var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
+var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
 
 var ___hexlify = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<s+l; ++i) ss.push(("0" + b[i].toString(16)).slice(-2)); return ss.join(""); };
 var __hexlify = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { return Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: && b instanceof Buffer*/ ? b.toString('hex',s,s+l) : ___hexlify(b,s,l); } : ___hexlify;
@@ -3930,8 +3938,8 @@ var is_buf = function is_buf_a(a) { return Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Arra
 if(has_buf/*:: && typeof Buffer !== 'undefined'*/) {
 	__lpstr = function lpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
 	__cpstr = function cpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___cpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
-	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
-	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
+	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
+	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__8lpp4 = function lpp4_8b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___8lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__double = function double_(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*::&& b instanceof Buffer*/) return b.readDoubleLE(i); return ___double(b,i); };
 	is_buf = function is_buf_b(a) { return Buffer.isBuffer(a) || Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Array !== "undefined" && a instanceof Uint8Array); };
@@ -3961,7 +3969,7 @@ function ReadShift(size/*:number*/, t/*:?string*/)/*:number|string*/ {
 	switch(t) {
 		case 'dbcs':
 			loc = this.l;
-			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
+			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)  && buf_utf16le) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
 			else for(i = 0; i < size; ++i) { o+=String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(this, loc)); loc+=2; }
 			size *= 2;
 			break;
diff --git a/xlsx.js b/xlsx.js
index 0815982e8..3d8406893 100644
--- a/xlsx.js
+++ b/xlsx.js
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ var Buffer_from = (function() {
 	}
 	return function() {};
 })();
+var buf_utf16le = (function() {
+	if(typeof Buffer === 'undefined') return false;
+	var x = Buffer_from([65,0]);
+	if(!x) return false;
+	var o = x.toString("utf16le");
+	return o.length == 1;
+})();
 
 
 function new_raw_buf(len) {
@@ -3310,7 +3317,8 @@ if(fixdate > 0) d.setTime(d.getTime() + d.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000);
 
 function cc2str(arr, debomit) {
 	if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(arr)) {
-		if(debomit) {
+		if(debomit && buf_utf16le) {
+			// TODO: temporary patch
 			if(arr[0] == 0xFF && arr[1] == 0xFE) return utf8write(arr.slice(2).toString("utf16le"));
 			if(arr[1] == 0xFE && arr[2] == 0xFF) return utf8write(utf16beread(arr.slice(2).toString("binary")));
 		}
@@ -3825,7 +3833,7 @@ var ___toBuffer = function(bufs) { var x=[],w=10240; for(var i=0;i<bufs[0].lengt
 var __toBuffer = has_buf ? function(bufs) { return (bufs[0].length > 0 && Buffer.isBuffer(bufs[0][0])) ? Buffer.concat(bufs[0].map(function(x) { return Buffer.isBuffer(x) ? x : Buffer_from(x); })) : ___toBuffer(bufs);} : ___toBuffer;
 
 var ___utf16le = function(b,s,e) { var ss=[]; for(var i=s; i<e; i+=2) ss.push(String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(b,i))); return ss.join("").replace(chr0,''); };
-var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b,s,e) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
+var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b,s,e) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b) || !buf_utf16le) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
 
 var ___hexlify = function(b,s,l) { var ss=[]; for(var i=s; i<s+l; ++i) ss.push(("0" + b[i].toString(16)).slice(-2)); return ss.join(""); };
 var __hexlify = has_buf ? function(b,s,l) { return Buffer.isBuffer(b) ? b.toString('hex',s,s+l) : ___hexlify(b,s,l); } : ___hexlify;
@@ -3856,8 +3864,8 @@ var is_buf = function is_buf_a(a) { return Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Arra
 if(has_buf) {
 	__lpstr = function lpstr_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___lpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
 	__cpstr = function cpstr_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___cpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
-	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
-	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
+	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b) || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
+	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b) || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__8lpp4 = function lpp4_8b(b, i) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return ___8lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__double = function double_(b, i) { if(Buffer.isBuffer(b)) return b.readDoubleLE(i); return ___double(b,i); };
 	is_buf = function is_buf_b(a) { return Buffer.isBuffer(a) || Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Array !== "undefined" && a instanceof Uint8Array); };
@@ -3887,7 +3895,7 @@ function ReadShift(size, t) {
 	switch(t) {
 		case 'dbcs':
 			loc = this.l;
-			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
+			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)  && buf_utf16le) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
 			else for(i = 0; i < size; ++i) { o+=String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(this, loc)); loc+=2; }
 			size *= 2;
 			break;
diff --git a/xlsx.mjs b/xlsx.mjs
index ec3efcdcf..1e813f533 100644
--- a/xlsx.mjs
+++ b/xlsx.mjs
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ var Buffer_from = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
 	}
 	return function() {};
 })();
+var buf_utf16le = /*#__PURE__*/(function() {
+	if(typeof Buffer === 'undefined') return false;
+	var x = Buffer_from([65,0]);
+	if(!x) return false;
+	var o = x.toString("utf16le");
+	return o.length == 1;
+})();
 
 
 function new_raw_buf(len/*:number*/) {
@@ -3383,7 +3390,8 @@ function parseDate(str/*:string|Date*/, fixdate/*:?number*/)/*:Date*/ {
 
 function cc2str(arr/*:Array<number>*/, debomit)/*:string*/ {
 	if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(arr)) {
-		if(debomit) {
+		if(debomit && buf_utf16le) {
+			// TODO: temporary patch
 			if(arr[0] == 0xFF && arr[1] == 0xFE) return utf8write(arr.slice(2).toString("utf16le"));
 			if(arr[1] == 0xFE && arr[2] == 0xFF) return utf8write(utf16beread(arr.slice(2).toString("binary")));
 		}
@@ -3898,7 +3906,7 @@ var ___toBuffer = function(bufs/*:Array<Array<RawBytes> >*/)/*:RawBytes*/ { var
 var __toBuffer = has_buf ? function(bufs) { return (bufs[0].length > 0 && Buffer.isBuffer(bufs[0][0])) ? Buffer.concat(bufs[0].map(function(x) { return Buffer.isBuffer(x) ? x : Buffer_from(x); })) : ___toBuffer(bufs);} : ___toBuffer;
 
 var ___utf16le = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<e; i+=2) ss.push(String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(b,i))); return ss.join("").replace(chr0,''); };
-var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
+var __utf16le = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,e/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___utf16le(b,s,e); return b.toString('utf16le',s,e).replace(chr0,'')/*.replace(chr1,'!')*/; } : ___utf16le;
 
 var ___hexlify = function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { var ss/*:Array<string>*/=[]; for(var i=s; i<s+l; ++i) ss.push(("0" + b[i].toString(16)).slice(-2)); return ss.join(""); };
 var __hexlify = has_buf ? function(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/,s/*:number*/,l/*:number*/)/*:string*/ { return Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: && b instanceof Buffer*/ ? b.toString('hex',s,s+l) : ___hexlify(b,s,l); } : ___hexlify;
@@ -3929,8 +3937,8 @@ var is_buf = function is_buf_a(a) { return Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Arra
 if(has_buf/*:: && typeof Buffer !== 'undefined'*/) {
 	__lpstr = function lpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
 	__cpstr = function cpstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___cpstr(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return len > 0 ? b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len-1) : "";};
-	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
-	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
+	__lpwstr = function lpwstr_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpwstr(b, i); var len = 2*b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len-1);};
+	__lpp4 = function lpp4_b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/ || !buf_utf16le) return ___lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf16le',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__8lpp4 = function lpp4_8b(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(!Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*:: || !(b instanceof Buffer)*/) return ___8lpp4(b, i); var len = b.readUInt32LE(i); return b.toString('utf8',i+4,i+4+len);};
 	__double = function double_(b/*:RawBytes|CFBlob*/, i/*:number*/) { if(Buffer.isBuffer(b)/*::&& b instanceof Buffer*/) return b.readDoubleLE(i); return ___double(b,i); };
 	is_buf = function is_buf_b(a) { return Buffer.isBuffer(a) || Array.isArray(a) || (typeof Uint8Array !== "undefined" && a instanceof Uint8Array); };
@@ -3960,7 +3968,7 @@ function ReadShift(size/*:number*/, t/*:?string*/)/*:number|string*/ {
 	switch(t) {
 		case 'dbcs':
 			loc = this.l;
-			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
+			if(has_buf && Buffer.isBuffer(this)  && buf_utf16le) o = this.slice(this.l, this.l+2*size).toString("utf16le");
 			else for(i = 0; i < size; ++i) { o+=String.fromCharCode(__readUInt16LE(this, loc)); loc+=2; }
 			size *= 2;
 			break;